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2006 Winter Conference
Nashville, TN
Student Poster Session
On January 29th, 2006, the Student Poster Session commenced at the 2006 Winter Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. Students had an opportunity to present research on a range of criminal justice topics. After presentation and judging on that Sunday, the Posters were moved to the ACA Exhibit Hall for all to see…

ACA would like to thank these participants:

Undergraduate

  • Megan Randle, Eastern Kentucky University (EKU), Domestic Violence: Is it Learned or Does it Develop on its Own
  • Sara Young, Eastern Kentucky University (EKU), The Juvenile Offender in the Community
  • Morgan Cox, Eastern Kentucky University (EKU), Examining the Merits of Faith-Based Approaches for Controlling the Delinquency of Juvenile Offenders
  • Ashley Graves, Eastern Kentucky University (EKU), Kentucky Juvenile Substance Abusers
  • Shondra New, Eastern Kentucky University (EKU), Prostitution

Graduate

  • Mayu  Hayashi, St. Ambrose University, Davenport Iowa, An Exploratory Study of the Juvenile Correctional Goal Orientation of Youth Services Workers in a Publicly Operated Juvenile Residential Correctional Facility: The Effect of Childhood and Present Family and Social Support Experiences

ACA would also like to thank Professor Betsy Matthews for organizing the event and Donna Maynard and Professor Emran Khan for judging the event. Placing first in the undergraduate category was Morgan Cox and placing second was Ashley Graves. Mayu Hayashi was honored as a graduate participant.

As an additional bonus, President-Elect Gary Maynard and Vice President Harold Clarke attended the Meet and Greet Reception on Monday night and announced complimentary ACA student memberships for all participants.

[Photos courtesy of Betsy Matthews]


(From right to left:) Ashley Graves and Shondra New present a Poster to an attendee

Professor Gene Bonham of Central Missouri University talks to Megan Randle about her domestic abuse research

Mayu Hayashi shows off her research on juvenile justice to Donald Yeomans

Poster Session judge Professor Emran Khan from Western Illinois University interviews Morgan Cox

Sara Young speaks to an attendee

Fellow EKU students Ashley Graves and Craig Lish at the poster session


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